Dear All,
As you know, I have written about the size of pints of beer before. I
have observed that when you order, 'A pint of beer, please', you
typically get some beer served in a 'pint' glass that could only hold
a pint when it is filled completely to the brim of the glass. Usually
the 'pint' consists of 500 millilitres of beer and about 70
millilitres of beer. In short, drinkers get a 500 millilitre 'pint' in
almost all pubs in the UK. In fact, I think that it is near impossible
to receive a 'pint of beer in a 'pint' glass.
At least one of the local government authorities in the UK now wants
to do something about this, see http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Drinkers-must-be-served-full.4862328.jp
for details.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
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